Contents • • • • Using AutoCorrect OpenOffice.org provides a convenient way to enter en and em dashes when you are typing. This method uses the Replace dashes option under Tools > AutoCorrect > Options to replace one or two hyphens, under certain conditions, with the corresponding dash. In the following table, the A and B represent text consisting of letters A to z or digits 0 to 9. Text that you type: Result A - B (A, space, minus, space, B) A – B (A, space, en-dash, space, B) A -- B (A, space, minus, minus, space, B) A – B (A, space, en-dash, space, B) A--B (A, minus, minus, B) A—B (A, em-dash, B) A-B (A, minus, B) A-B (unchanged) A -B (A, space, minus, B) A -B (unchanged) A --B (A, space, minus, minus, B) A –B (A, space, en-dash, B) Using the Special Characters Dialog Another means of inserting en or em dashes is through the Insert > Special Characters menu. Select the U+2013 or U+2014 character, respectively. Keyboard Shortcuts. QuarkXPress 6 Shortcuts: Mac. Here are many keyboard shortcuts for QuarkXPress 6, including lesser known and hidden keystrokes! Using Keyboard Shortcuts Many people like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially when editing existing material that includes incorrectly-done dashes. The shortcuts vary depending on your operating system. Windows Hold down one of the Alt keys and type on the numeric keypad: 0150 for an en dash or 0151 for an em dash. The dash appears when you release the Alt key. The key that operates as a Compose key varies with the Linux distribution. It is usually Shift-AltGr, but may be another key (e.g. The windows key), and should be user-configurable. On Linux distributions based on the Gnome/GTK+ desktop environment, you can also input Unicode characters by pressing Ctrl + Shift + U, followed by the hexadecimal value of the Unicode character (2013 for an en dash, 2014 for an em dash). To end the input sequence, press either the Return key or release the Ctrl/Shift keys. Mac OS X Hold down the Option ( Alt) key and type a hyphen for an en dash. For an em dash, the combination is Shift+Option+Hyphen. Record Macros and Assign Them to Shortcut Keys You can also record macros for inserting dashes and assign those macros to key combinations. Step 1: Record macros for inserting en and em dashes. • Use Tools > Macros > Record Macro to start recording a macro. A small window is displayed so you know that OpenOffice.org is recording. • Use Insert > Special Characters to open the Special Characters dialog. Scroll down until you find the en dash (U+2013) character. Select it and click OK. Naming the new macro and storing it.• Be sure to open the library container named My Macros. Find the library named Standard under My Macros. Select Module1 and click Save. • Repeat steps 1–4 to create another macro, to insert an em dash (U+2014 in the special characters table). Step 2: Assign the macros to key combinations • Use Tools > Customize > Keyboard tab. • In the Shortcut keys list, pick an unused combination (for example, Ctrl+Shift+N for an en dash). In the Category list, scroll down to OpenOffice.org Macros, click the + sign, then click the + next to the Standard library and choose Module1. In the Function list, choose Endash and click the Modify button on the upper right. The selected key combination now appears in the Keys list on the lower right, and Endash appears next to Ctrl+Shift+N in the Shortcut keys list. • Repeat for the em-dash, then click OK. • Command-X: Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard. • Command-C: Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder. • Command-V: Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder. • Command-Z: Undo the previous command. You can then press Shift-Command-Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands. • Command-A: Select All items. • Command-F: Find items in a document or open a Find window. • Command-G: Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Shift-Command-G. • Command-H: Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Option-Command-H. • Command-M: Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Option-Command-M. • Command-O: Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open. • Command-P: Print the current document. • Command-S: Save the current document. • Command-T: Open a new tab. • Command-W: Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Option-Command-W. • Option-Command-Esc: an app. • Command–Space bar: Show or hide the search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command–Option–Space bar.
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